This has felt like a strange start to my
holiday weekend because I’ve spent more time dealing with the marching band
fundraisers than anything else. Since
school is out, we received the fruit and vegetable boxes delivery this morning;
and I was on the crew unloading the truck.
Then I was busy helping with taking the load to Maple Valley; since it
was our turn to do that for our Maple Valley friends. Rowen was with me for that trip, and her Mom
did the driving, and since we were still in Maple Valley at noon; we had lunch
there before heading home again.
I had to do my own deliveries after that,
and Mom helped me out with that while Ethan and Ehlana played at the lab. For the record, I actually did the driving;
but that was really only for show and because I haven’t done much driving at
all since getting my learner’s license.
That work needed to be done early because some of my orders were for
families taking the boxes with them for holiday weekend trips to visit family –
including Violet and Dillon. The Rice
clan is in Woodvale this year for the holiday; but they were nice enough to
order six boxes from me – with four of them for friends. I won’t bore you with the details, but those
deliveries kept us busy for a while; and then I needed to get back to the
school to help with the rest of the pick-ups until I then needed to move on and
take a turn at the snack booth we’re running at the park again this weekend.
I’m not going to be able to help with the
booth much on Saturday or Sunday; so I took shifts for tonight and Monday. That’s going to mean more work this weekend
by far than play time; since I’m booked for a lot of hours at the Inn too, but
that’s the way it has to be again this weekend; and I’d rather spend the time
with Michael now that he’ll be working hard every holiday weekend anyway.
I missed dinner, but Mom had food sent over
for me; and she hosted a family barbeque dinner for everyone here at home and
any early arrivals. We don’t have
weekend guests, and don’t even have any of the cousins here with us tonight;
but we will have our cousins taking turns for sleepovers – and we’ll spend lots
of time with them over the next week or two for the kids and teens staying with
us for the next two weeks. That’s news
for later in the weekend and next week, though; so let’s stick with the news
from today.
The park was busy with kids – especially once
visiting kids began arriving in town and coming to the park to play with
cousins and friends. Our booth was busy;
so our fundraising is off to a great start so far this weekend. We might need that a lot, since it’s looking
pretty bad for the weather on Saturday and Sunday; but we’ll see how that goes. I worked the booth until it closed at nine o’clock;
but didn’t have to stay to pack up the food because other volunteers and
parents were in charge of that. I went
to the Inn once I was done to check in with Michael; and then ended up staying
to help so he could get done and out of there for the night. We came back to my house; had a bedtime chat
with mom, Dad, Ethan, and Ehlana; and then we came up to the lounge for a bit
of wind-down time.
A sofa sleepover was very tempting, but
Michael and I are both working the breakfast buffet; so he went home at eleven-thirty
instead of staying. I saw him out; got
ready for bed fast; and then have been using a time phase to get a bit of work
and the rest of my bedtime computing done as quickly as possible. I might not be sleeping by midnight, but I’ll
be well on my way there by then if I just wrap this up; so let’s do that.
My shifts tomorrow are for the breakfast
buffet and the dinner shift; with the rest of the day off to hang out with my
family because I can’t do that on Sunday.
The rain might mess with that; but I’ll keep you posted. I missed all of the incoming family fun
today, but while I’ve mentioned that Violet and Dillon are going to be in
Woodvale this weekend; I should add that Josiah and Christina are staying here
and working. The McEwans aren’t coming
here, but the rest of the Johnson clan is here; and the Proctors are all here
too. Uncle Blaine, Aunt Alison, and the
kids are with Uncle Mark and Aunt Grace; and Grandpa Duncan and Grandma Mercy
are spending the weekend with my grandparents.
With Violet and Dillon gone, it’s a bit quiet here tonight, but don’t
take that the wrong way – I’m not suggesting that they’re loud and crazy
neighbors up here on the third floor! ;^)
That’s a train of thought I don’t really
need to follow when I’ve so recently agreed to not having a sofa
sleepover. I also really do need to get
to sleep now; so, until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
